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The King years : historic moments in the civil rights movement

Branch, Taylor. (Author). Branch, Taylor. Parting the waters. Selections. (Added Author). Branch, Taylor. Pillar of fire. Selections. (Added Author). Branch, Taylor. At Canaan's edge. Selections. (Added Author).
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  • ISBN: 1451662467
  • ISBN: 9781451662467
  • Physical Description x, 210 pages : illustrations
  • Edition 1st Simon & Schuster pbk. ed.
  • Publisher New York ; Simon & Schuster, 2013.

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"Selections from the America in the King years trilogy with new introductions by the author"--Cover.
Includes index.
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The King Years : Historic Moments in the Civil Rights Movement
The King Years : Historic Moments in the Civil Rights Movement
by Branch, Taylor
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The King Years : Historic Moments in the Civil Rights Movement

SectionSection DescriptionPage Number
Prefacep. 1
Chapter 1The Montgomery Bus Boycott: Martin Luther King's First Public Address, 1955p. 5
Chapter 2Sit-ins and the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), 1960p. 13
Chapter 3Freedom Rides I: The Nashville Initiative, 1961p. 23
Chapter 4Freedom Rides II: MLK, the Kennedys, and National Politics, 1961p. 33
Chapter 5Bob Moses, SNCC, and Mississippi, 1960-63p. 41
Chapter 6A National Firestorm from Birmingham, 1963p. 47
Chapter 7The March on Washington, 1963p. 59
Chapter 8Birmingham Church Bombing, 1963p. 69
Chapter 9Freedom Summer, 1964p. 79
Chapter 10Party Realignment: The Cow Palace and Atlantic City, 1964p. 89
Chapter 11King, J. Edgar Hoover, and the Nobel Peace Prize, 1964p. 103
Chapter 12Crossroads in Selma, 1965p. 113
Chapter 13Crossroads in Vietnam: LBJ and MLK, 1965p. 123
Chapter 14Nonviolence Goes North: King in Chicago, 1966p. 131
Chapter 15Black Power, 1966p. 141
Chapter 16Race and War: King at the Riverside Church, 1967p. 151
Chapter 17Poverty: The Last Crusade, 1967-68p. 161
Chapter 18Requiem in Memphis, 1968p. 173
Epilogue: Looking Back, and Aheadp. 185
Acknowledgmentsp. 191
Indexp. 193